ulema meaning

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ulema (noun): the body of Mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of the Islamic community.

Definition of ulema

  1. the body of Mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of the Islamic community

    Synonyms: ulama

    Type of: body

Scrabble score: 7 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with UL · words ending in MA · 5-letter words

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